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Conversion of Cellulosic Wastes to Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuels:
 The Modeling and Design of a Staged Indirect Liquefaction Reactor
Final Report Vol. 6 - November 1986

Kuester, James L.

Arizona State University

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Table of Contents

List of Figures vii
List of Tables xiii
Notation xiv
Introduction 1
Theory 12
  Fluid Dynamics 13
  Fluidized Beds 13
Behavior 13
Previous Modeling 27
Fluidized Bed Model 44
Slurry Reactor 53
  Behavior 53
Previous Modeling 56
Slurry Reactor Model 58
Minor Components 62
  Combustor 62
Scrubber 66
Staged Unit Configuration 66
Kinetics 70
  Pyrolysis 72
Fischer-Tropsch Reactions 75
Experimental Procedures and Apparatus 79
  Model Parameter Studies 79
Simulator Studies 81
  Simulator Description 81
Simulator Experiments 89
Results and Discussion 92
  Simulator Experiments 92
Sensitivity Studies 106
  Pyrolyzer 106
Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis 116
  Fluidized Bed 116
Slurry Reactor 126
Scrubber 131
Combustor 133
Conclusions and Recommendations 140
Works Cited 146
Appendix A: Design Rationale 155
Appendix B: Fortran Programs 164
Appendix C: Design Considerations 207